Saturday 31 August 2024

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 31ST AUGUST 2024

International Whale Shark DAY - 30th August

NATIONAL Small Industry Day - 30th August

1) According To IUCN Report The Status Of Iberian Lynx Has Improved From Endangered To Vulnerable

( 648 in 2022 Report Which Was 62 In 2001 



2) The Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC) Paid a Dividend Of Rs. 3,662.17 Crores To The Government. 

3) Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Has Launched Retired Sportsperson Empowerment Training ( RESET) Programme. 

( It Is Aimed To Empowering Our Retired Sportsperson )

( The Athletes Who Have Retired From An Active Sports Career & Are Aged Between (20-50) Years And Who Have Been Winners Of An International Medal/ Participants In International Events Or Have Been National Medallists/ State Medallists/ Participants In Competitions Recognized By National Sports Federation / Indian Olympic Association Are Eligible To Apply. 

4) Government Removes Cap On Sugar Diversion For Ethanol Production For ESY 2024/25. 

5) 2015 Batch IAS Officer Shashank Mani Tripathi Has Been Appointed As Deputy Secretary In The Ministry Of Cooperation. 

6) Indian Bowler Barinder Sran Has Announced Retirement From International Cricket. 

7) Mumbai Has Surpassed Beijing To Become The Most Billionaire Capital Of Asia. ( According To Hurun Report) 

* Mumbai With 386 

* New Delhi With 217 

* Hyderabad With 104 

* Bengaluru With 100 

* Chennai With 82 

* Kolkata With 69 

* Ahmedabad With 67 

* Pune With 53 

* Surat With 28 

8) RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Shankar Unveiled The Launch Of CBDC, A Central Bank Backed Digital Currency At Global Fintech Fest (GFF24). 

9) A Renowned Constitutional Expert, a Distinguished Lawyer And a Political Analyst Abdul Ghafoor Noorani Passed Away. 



10) Genrobotics, a Thiruvananthapuram Based StartUp Has Won The Social Impactor Of The Year 2024 Award At The StartUp Conclave 2024 For Its Artificial Intelligence Power Robotic Gait Trainer G-Gaiter. 



11) Tamilnadu State Government Has Signed MoU With Nokia, PayPal, Yield Engineering Systems And Microchip 

Also Signed MoU With Infinix, Applied Materials, Ohmium And Greak Minds. For Boosting Technology. 

12) US-India Strategic Partnerships Forum Announced The 3rd Edition Of India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit In Collaboration With Stanford University ON September 2024. 

13) According To Hurun India Rich List Gautam Adani Tops With Rs. 11.6 Lakh Crores. 

14) The 31st Meeting Of The Working Mechanism For Consultation & Coordination On India- China Border Affairs ( WMCC) Held On 29th August 2024 In Beijing. 

15) The Member State Of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Signed The Charter & MoU For The Establishment Of The Secretariat On 30th August 2024. 

( MEMBERS ARE - India, Maldives, Mauritius And Srilanka) 

16) Dr. S Jaishankar ( MEA) Released The Book Strategic Conundrums : Reshaping India's Foreign Policy ( Author - Amb Rajiv Sikri) 



17) Shri Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary Department Of Financial Services Nominated On RBI Central Board . 

18) HAL & SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Private Limited Has Signed On Air Framer Contract To Commence Joint Design, Development, Manufacture Supply For The New Generation Of Engine Aravali. 

19) National Cooperative Organics Limited ( NCOL) Signed MoU With Organic Produce Council Of Uttarakhand in New Delhi. 

20) India And Saudi Arabia Signed MoU in Riyadh To Enhance Bilateral Cooperation In Public Sector Auditing ( In The Presence Of Girish Chandra Murmu) 

21) Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Launched The Gazette Notification Booklet & Single Simplified Pension Application  Form & Digital Integration Of Bhavishya With e-HRMS. 

* Launched The Integration Of Central Bank Of India With Integrated Pensions Portal. 

22) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Vadhavan Port Project Worth Rs 76000 Crores In Maharashtra's Palghar District. 

* Inaugurated And Laid The Foundation Stone Of 218 Fisheries Projects Worth Around Rs 1560 Crores. 

* Launched The National Roll out Of Vessels Communication Support System. 

23) New Zealand's Maori King Kiingi Tuheiti Pootatace Te Wherowhero VII Passed Away. 



24) Former Air Marshal Denzil Keelor Passed Away. ( Kirti Chakra, Ati Vishist Seva Medal) 



25) Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi Director Of  POWERGRID Has Been Conferred With CHRO PRIDE Award By TOP Rankers Management Club 

26) Barbados Royals Wins The 2024 Women's CPL Title. 

27) Indian Navy (INS TABAR) Conducted Maritime Partnership Exercise With The Spanish Navy ( Ship Atalaya) 

28) 2011 Odisha IAS Raghu G Has Been Appointed As Deputy Secretary Of Ministry Of Home Affairs. 

29) Vistara Will Merge With Air India On November 2024. 

30) Mona Agarwal Has Won Bronze Medal At 10m Air Rifle (SH1) At Paris Paralympics 2024 ( First For India). 

31) 1989 Batch IPS OFFICER Alok Raj Has Been Appointed


As The DGP OF Bihar.


32) Government Of India Grants Navaratna Status To SJVN, NHPC, RailTel, And Solar Energy Corporation Of India.

33) Nepal Tourism Board Has Received The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award In The Category Of Sustainable Tourism For Livelihood Recovery Project ( STLRP).

* Kerala Tourism Also WON PATA Gold Award.

34) Director AK Singh Of SJVN Limited Has Been Conferred With Prestigious CFO Leadership Award 2024.

35) VISA And Skill INDIA Tie Up For Skill 20,000 Youth In India.

* VISA & Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council ( THSC) Has Inked 3 Years Partnerships Of Upto $1 Million USD.

36) Natasha Wins IBSF World Under 21 Women's Snooker Championship.

37)  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Has Launched The Afforestation Project ARANYA In Bihar.

38) Subhashri Has Been Appointed As The New MD & CEO Of Shriram Capital Private Limited.

39) India's Aarti Has Won Bronze Medal At 10,000 meter Racewalk At World Athletic U 20 Championship At Lima.

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